Potty Play

Something my Dom and I have been talking a lot about lately is Potty Play.

This is, of course, my own term for it. You can find lots of sexual kinks that have to do with going to the bathroom (or the opposite--making someone hold it). There are lots of names for these kinks: golden showers, enemas, enema torture, scat, watersports, human toilet... I'm sure there are more.

First, what are these things?

(These definitions are mine and very unofficial!)

• golden showers: urinating on someone
• enemas: putting water or a liquid solution in the anus and bowels, resulting in a "cleansing" of the colon and solid waste removal
• enema torture: giving someone an enema and making them hold their bowel movement until they go crazy
• forced holding: making someone hold it to show your control over them
• diapers: having someone wear a diaper and/or dirty the diaper in public or during sex play
• scat: any sort of play with poop--pooping on someone, pooping during sex, etc.
• watersports: any play that involves urination
• human toilet: using a submissive or slave as your toilet; i.e. they drink your urine/eat your feces, or you use your tongue as toilet paper.

Second, are they dangerous?

Well, most kinks can be dangerous, and it just depends on how far you take it. For instance, eating someone else's feces, yes, can be dangerous. Water sports and scat can both be safe if you keep the contact to your skin and no mucus membranes. If you touch feces to mucus membranes (nose, eyes, mouth, vagina, penis, anus) the bacteria can get inside your body and make you very sick, but if you keep it to your skin and wash well afterward, it's safer.

Urine is generally safer to ingest than feces. This is because urine is sterile when it first leaves the body (unless your partner has some kind of kidney or urinary tract infection); it is only when urine touches the air that bacteria start to thrive. Of course, urine is body waste, and ingesting it could mess up your body's salt and chemical levels, but a little bit probably won't kill you. The more diluted the urine is (the more hydrated your partner is), the less dangerous it is.

Ingesting feces, on the other hand, can be dangerous. Bacteria that live in your intestines and bowels are not meant to be introduced to your stomach. Ingesting poop is a good way to transfer Hepatitis. Generally, if you want to try scat play, it's safer to try it with a partner you've known for a long time and who has no STDs. Also, if you live with someone your internal bacteria tend to grow more similar. This doesn't mean it's safe to ingest anyone's poop--even your own--but it does make it safer.

Enemas can be very safe, especially if you're using sterile water or a medically approved enema solution. There are others, however, that aren't good for your body and can irritate your colon and anus. I've heard of people who used alcohol or chili peppers to cause their partners pain, but this can actually irritate and cause tears in your colon's interior lining. Not a good idea!

Last, if I find this kind of stuff kinky or fun, what kind of stuff can I try?

Well, there's tons of gross-and-kinky stuff out there. I'm a little grossed out by body functions myself, so I can't give you any personal recommendations (yet?), but there are some websites that will give you ideas, list the potential dangers, and show you how to keep safe. They include:

• Pigmedia: Dangers of Scat
• Pigmedia: Dangers of Watersports
• Pigmedia: Enemas
• Wiki: Watersports
• BEST Slave Training: Enemas
• Informed Consent: Human Toilets